Bob Sinclar - The Bob Sinclar Show (10-02-2016)

Bob grew up and still lives in Le Marais, thehappening gay quarter of Paris. Its the centre of Paris, he beams, a bit like Notting Hill in London. Its got The Force. Growing up there it is unsurprising that the teenage Chris soon started hanging out at Paris exclusive late 80s club scene.I was into music from the first time I saw a DJ play two records together at Le Palace. It was the happiest time of my life : hearing Todd Terry Can You Party and Eric B and Rakim, I Know You Got Soul", So I got into hip hop.In 1994 Chris started the influential Yellow Productions, with his friend DJ Yellow. Signing artists like Dimitri From Paris, they were the first French label to branch out into the funky disco groove that we came to recognise as the mid 90s French sound Even then, image was all important. "We were fans of labels like Blue Note, Prestige and Mo Wax. We wanted to have a beautiful image too, but with a French twist.By 1998 he was moving away from acid jazz with his own Bob Sinclar project and released his debut LP on Yellow, causing dancefloor hysteria with the Jane Fonda - sampling "Gymtonic" and the deep soulful groove of The Ghetto.Now, two years later with "Champs Elysées" he's moved on to a more sophisticated sound that's aiming for more than just dancefloor popularity. "The first album was just a set of tracks", he admits now. "I hurried to get it out. It was not thought out as an album. This album I did over one whole year from A-Z". And it shows.